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7．On countless mornings over the past year，I stood with my son，James，in our driveway，watching our neighbor hurry off to kindergarten．My wife and I wanted to give James the best  education，but that meant we'd have to change our jobs and spend less time with our kid．I asked myself，"Would this trade-off be worth it？"When I look at the research on child development，I think it might not．Where our kids go to school might matter less than most American parents think．
    Social scientists have long tried to determine why some children grow up to be successful．In a 2001 study，Greg Duncan，a professor of education at the University of California，measured the influence that the people in a child's life have on how well the child does in school．Duncan and his team found almost no relationship between how students did on the test and whom they sat beside in class，whom they hung out with after school and who lived in their block．The only meaningful link they found was between siblings （兄弟姐妹） and twins in particular．
     For a long time，scholars thought that a family's income heavily affected how well kids did   in life．But that might not be the case．When Susan Mayer at the University of Chicago looked at the relationship between family income and lifetime achievement，she ran a series of experiments to measure it，finding such outcomes weren't caused by income．She argued that the things that make a difference are relatively inexpensive：the number of books a kid has or how often his family goes to museums．
    Lareau，another scholar began one of the most in-depth observations of American parenting．He concluded that success is much more related to the amount of time parents spend with their children．He said"Many parents I interviewed are anxious about their children's futures．But they have exaggerated（夸大） the sense of the risks involved if they don't give their children'the best'of everything．"
    So at last，we decided to leave things as it were．More time with our kid is the best we can provide．
25．The first paragraph is intended toA
    A．introduce the topic of the passage
    B．confirm the result of a research
    C．stress the importance of good education
    D．support a research on child development
26．From the passage we know that most American parentsC．
    A．spend a lot of time with their children
    B．like to buy a variety of books for their children
    C．think children's achievement largely depends on schools
    D．believe their income cannot afford children's education
27．Who believes children's brothers and sisters may influence their academic performance？B
    A．Lareau．         B．Greg Duncan．    C．Susan Mayer．    D．James．
28．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage？A
    A．Parents'time matters to children's future．
    B．School education determines children's future．
    C．Family income counts to children's achievements．
    D．Less education means more risks for children's success．

Answer 1

分析 这篇文章通过我的例子，引出了教育这个话题，最后说明父母与孩子相处的时间影响孩子的未来．

解答 25．答案 A 推理判断题题：根据第一自然段内容可以看出，通过我的例子，引出了教育这个话题，故选A．
26．答案 C 细节理解题：根据Where our kids go to school might matter less than most American parents think．
可知大多数美国父母认为孩子们的成功很多程度上取决于学校，故选C．
27．答案 B 细节理解题：根据可知Greg Duncan认为孩子们的兄弟姐妹可能会影响他们的学业成绩，故选B．
28．答案 A 主旨大意题：通过阅读全文以及主题句So at last，we decided to leave things as it were．More time with our kid is the best we can provide．可知这篇文章主要讲了父母的时间影响孩子的未来．故选A．

点评 社会文化类是英语阅读中常见的题材，掌握该类的英语阅读理解技巧十分重要．主旨大意题在历史文化类文章中是常考的题型．解答这类试题的英语阅读理解技巧：1．读首句抓大意．文化教育类阅读理解文章多采用说明文、议论文体裁，而这类文章大都采用文章段落的中心，即主题句在文章开头．因此，要寻找这类文章的主旨大意就需要研究文章的首句． 2．读尾句抓大意．有时这类文章的主题句安排在文章的结尾，作为对全篇的总结． 3．读首段抓大意．有些文章或段落的开头和结尾部分都有主题句．这种结构是为了突出主题思想而使用两次点题的写作方法．这两个主题句在句子结构和用词上有所不同，而且在内容上前句和后句也不重复． 4．从段落中抓大意．有些文章或段落的主题句在文章中，这种文章或段落往往以一句话或几句话引出要表达的主题，在主题句出现后，再举例子陈述细节或继续论证． 5．归纳要点抓大意．有些文章或段落无明显的主题句，只是暗示性地体现主题．这就要求同学们在阅读过程中根据文中所叙述的事实或线索来概括总结主旨大意．